Wansbeck Estuary Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.16° N 1.52° W

Wansbeck Estuary 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 13 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Wansbeck Estuary sea temperature is
14.2° C
0.9° 

Wansbeck Estuary surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Wansbeck Estuary today (13 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Wansbeck Estuary at 4PM is: 1.0m 5s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)5s
Afternoon (13 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)5s
Evening (13 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)5s

Table - waves today at Wansbeck Estuary. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ESE
5
0.6
ESE
5
1
SE
5
1.1
SE
5
0.8
ESE
5
0.6
ESE
5
0.5
ESE
5
0.3
NNE
10
0.3
NNE
10
0.3
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
11
0.3
NNE
10
0.3
NNE
10
0.3
NNE
10
0.3
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
9
0.4
NE
5
0.2
N
9
0.2
N
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
19
17
43
58
34
17
14
20
19
17
17
12
22
19
18
17
16
16
7
6
6
Wind (km/h)
10
S
15
SE
10
SSE
5
SE
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
15
WNW
10
W
15
NW
10
NW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NW
5
NW
5
ENE
15
E
10
E
10
W
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
on
on
off
High Tide
4:32PM4.45m
4:38AM4.81m
5:15PM4.48m
5:20AM4.86m
5:55PM4.41m
Low Tide
10:26AM-0.13m
10:39PM0.44m
11:08AM-0.25m
11:19PM0.41m
11:48AM-0.21m
clear
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clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:35
5:35
5:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:45
8:43
8:40
 mm
1
3
1
Temp °C
26
30
29
27
24
22
20
20
24
24
25
23
18
15
14
14
15
17
17
16
16
Feels °C
24
27
28
27
23
22
20
20
24
23
25
21
16
13
13
13
15
16
15
15
14
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